Kaohsiung

Summary

Kaohsiung is a city^[1]. Kaohsiung ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,021 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kaohsiung is located in Taiwan^[3].
• Kaohsiung is in the country of Taiwan^[4].
• Kaohsiung's head of government is recorded as Chen Chi-mai^[5].
• Kaohsiung's head of government is recorded as Frank Hsieh^[6].
• Kaohsiung's head of government is recorded as Wu Den-yih^[7].
• Kaohsiung is on the continent of Asia^[8].
• Kaohsiung's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Kaohsiung's instance of is recorded as special municipality^[10].
• Kaohsiung's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Kaohsiung's instance of is recorded as port city^[12].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Pingtung County^[13].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Tainan^[14].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Chiayi County^[15].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Nantou County^[16].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Hualien County^[17].
• Kaohsiung's shares border with is recorded as Taitung County^[18].
• Q96175961 is named after Kaohsiung^[19].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yancheng District^[20].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gushan District^[21].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zuoying District^[22].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nanzih District^[23].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sanmin District^[24].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sinsing District^[25].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cianjin District^[26].
• Kaohsiung's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lingya District^[27].

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Geography

Kaohsiung is in the country of Taiwan^[4]. Kaohsiung is located in Taiwan^[3]. Kaohsiung is on the continent of Asia^[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], special municipality^[10], big city^[11], and port city^[12].

History and Context

Q96175961 is named after Kaohsiung^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kaohsiung include Kaohsiung International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Taiwan^[30]; Kaohsiung Mosque^[31], a mosque^[32], in Taiwan^[33], founded in 1949^[34]; and 215080 Kaohsiung^[35], an asteroid^[36].

Why It Matters

Kaohsiung ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,021 views/month).^[2] Kaohsiung has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Kaohsiung is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Kaohsiung include Kaohsiung International Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in Taiwan^[30]; Kaohsiung Mosque^[31], a mosque^[32], in Taiwan^[33], founded in 1949^[34]; and 215080 Kaohsiung^[35], an asteroid^[36].